2010
A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange
Yildirim I, Ceyhan M, Bayrakci B, Uysal M, Kuskonmaz B, Ozaltin F. A Case Report of Thrombocytopenia‐associated Multiple Organ Failure Secondary to Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Infection in a Pediatric Patient: Successful Treatment With Plasma Exchange. Therapeutic Apheresis And Dialysis 2010, 14: 226-229. PMID: 20438547, DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-9987.2009.00714.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalmonella enterica serotype Typhi infectionMultiple organ failureS. typhi infectionTyphi infectionOrgan failurePlasma exchangeAggressive antimicrobial therapyPlasma exchange therapyLife-saving interventionsConventional supportive measuresSevere sepsisExchange therapyPediatric patientsCase reportAntimicrobial therapySuccessful treatmentSupportive measuresMortality rateAntimicrobial treatmentPatientsThrombocytopeniaInfectionTherapyHigher proportionTreatment
2008
A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients
Ceyhan M, Yıldırım I, Tekelı A, Yurdakok M, Us E, Altun B, Kutluk T, Cengiz AB, Gurbuz V, Barın C, Bagdat A, Cetınkaya D, Gur D, Tuncel O. A Chryseobacterium meningosepticum outbreak observed in 3 clusters involving both neonatal and non-neonatal pediatric patients. American Journal Of Infection Control 2008, 36: 453-457. PMID: 18675153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-Bacterial AgentsChryseobacteriumCluster AnalysisCross InfectionDisease OutbreaksDNA FingerprintingDNA, BacterialEnvironmental MicrobiologyFemaleFlavobacteriaceae InfectionsGenotypeHandHealth PersonnelHospital UnitsHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRandom Amplified Polymorphic DNA TechniqueTurkeyConceptsNon-neonatal pediatric patientsHealth care workers' handsNeonatal intensive care unitTertiary health centerEnterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus sequence polymerase chain reactionIntensive care unitInfection control measuresMeningosepticum infectionOlder patientsPediatric patientsPremature infantsCare unitPediatric wardPolymerase chain reactionHand culturesHealth centersIndex patientsNosocomial infectionsAmbu bagPatientsEtiologic agentAntimicrobial treatmentPowdered infant formulaOutbreak investigationInfant formula